Camy

Complete cloud cover and drizzle here, in Wales. And as the next total eclipse in the UK is apparently 91 years away, I'll miss that one, too. Rats.

King of Shadows is a wonderful YA story, and well worth reading. Nathan Field, a talented young American actor, arrives at the newly rebuilt Globe Theatre in London to play Puck in a revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As rehearsals begin, eerie echoes of the past begin to haunt Nat, and he falls sick with a mysterious sickness. When he wakes, Nat finds himself in 1599, an actor at the original Globe - and his co-star is none other than the King of Shadows himself: William Shakespeare. Nat's new life is full of excitement, danger and the passionate friendship that he has longed for since the tragic death of his parents. But why has he been sent to the past - and is he trapped there forever? Susan Cooper wrote a series of books, the first of which was 'The Dark is Rising.' This was made into a rather lacklustre movie. They should have made King of Shadows,,,

James 7577.00 - a ghost in the machine.

Brilliant! I'm hoping this is a teaser/intro for something longer...

I don't remember the essay being there. Weird. 🤯

The new page is wonderful, and the introductory essay makes it even better. Props to @Alien Son... and the youth holding the vegetable, too.

Yeah, and it won't accept MP3s either.

So... a long while ago (2012) I wrote a poem, recorded it, then completely forgot. Such is life in these days of vast digital storage and an idiot who didn't create an index. However, stumbling across things you've done and have forgotten can be kinda fun. The gap between here and the player below wasn't my idea. gam.ogg

Of course you'd need a time machine - and Dark Side Of The Moon won't be recorded for four years...

Wow. Well, there's cheery. Very well written, but considering the state of the planet it's way, way too apt for my liking. That said, in such a brief piece the world building is excellent. I'm there, riding in the car with Baker (don't want to be, but I am). Erm... more?

Yep. Still terrifying.

With a very old oil painting that resembles Methuselah, hidden in the attic. 😉

Is that $5 or $10 I owe you?

Thank you, John!

Can't process. Bereft.

Ditto!

Jason: out and about in the Castro wearing nowt but a posing pouch... the mind boggles. Ideally, one requires a photo... pretty please?

Woo-hoo!!!

Really?

Surely it was 'a squark'?